What is "codling moth"

Codlin \Cod"lin\, Codling \Cod"ling\, n. [Cf. AS. cod[ae]ppel a quince.]

1. An apple fit to stew or coddle.

2. An immature apple.

   A codling when 't is almost an apple.
   --Shak.

   Codling moth (Zo["o]l.), a small moth ( Carpocapsa Pomonella), which in the larval state (known as the apple worm) lives in apples, often doing great damage to the crop.

n. A small moth, (taxlink Cydia pomonella species noshow=1), whose larvae (the apple worms) are destructive to apples and other fruit

n. a small gray moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts [syn: codlin moth, Carpocapsa pomonella]

The codling moth (Cydia pomonella) is a member of the Lepidopteran family Tortricidae. They are known as an agricultural pest. It is native to Europe and was introduced to North America, where it has become one of the regular pests of apple orchards. It is found almost worldwide. It also attacks pears, walnuts, and other tree fruits.

The codling moth is bivoltine in most regions of the USA — in the Pacific Northwest there is a partial third generation.